---
name: "Derek Elphinstone"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/derek-elphinstone"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 October 1913"
died: "19 February 1999"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T01:01:47.683424+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Derek Elphinstone

Actor. Born 15 October 1913 in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK. Died 19 February 1999.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 October 1913, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
- **Died:** 19 February 1999
- **Active:** 1942–1948
- **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0255576/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47014

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*In Which We Serve*](https://film.one/film/in-which-we-serve.md) (74)

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## Biography

Derek Elphinstone (1913–1999) was a British actor. He was born in Guildford, Surrey, on 15 October 1913, the son of actor Montague Elphinstone, and came from a theatrical family.

His film roles include Lieutenant Parker in *The Four Feathers* (1939), No. 1 in *In Which We Serve* (1942), Lord Oldham in *The Red Shoes* (1948), and Richard Anthony in *Distant Trumpet* (1952). He also appeared in television adaptations and worked as a writer and producer on a small number of films.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, allmovie.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Red Shoes* (1948), Fi1m 92, as Lord Oldham — [page](https://film.one/film/the-red-shoes.md)
- *In Which We Serve* (1942), Fi1m 74, as No. 1 — [page](https://film.one/film/in-which-we-serve.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Distant Trumpet* (1952), as Richard Anthony · Writer, Producer
- *Secret People* (1952), as Plain Clothes Man
- *The Armchair Detective* (1951), as Inspector Carter · Writer
- *Witness for the Prosecution* (1949), as Sir Wilfrid Robarts
- *The Red Shoes* (1948), as Lord Oldham — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-red-shoes.md)
- *Flying with Prudence* (1946), as Dickie
- *Morning Departure* (1946), as Lt. Manson
- *Night Boat to Dublin* (1946), as Naval Surgeon
- *In Which We Serve* (1942), as No. 1 — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/in-which-we-serve.md)
- *Sailors Three* (1940), as British Observer
- *Convoy* (1940), as Hawkins
- *The Four Feathers* (1939), as Lieutenant Parker

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